I.Hieroglyphics a.One of the first written languages b.Stands for sacred carving c.Made by Egyptians i.4000 B.C. ii.The god Thoth d.Pictures that stand for ideas and words at first e.Carved in wood or stone i.Painted or carved on ornaments or pottery ii.Mostly for formal things such as tombs f.Evolved into representing syllables and sounds like our language II.The book of The Dead a.Funerary scroll b.Egyptian description of afterlife c.Collections i.Hymns ii.Spells d.Instructions for afterlife e.Papyrus scroll placed on coffin III.King Ramses II a.19th Dynasty (1279-1212 BC) b.Built many temples for those before him c.Had over 100 children with wives d.Second longest ruling pharoh e.90 years old f.Led them to be a strong power IV.Dead Sea Scrolls a.Collection of about 900 scrolls i.Texts from Hebrew bible b.Discovered from 1947 to 1954 c.They were in ruins of Khirbet Qumran on the shore of the Dead Sea i.11 caves d.Great religious and historical significance
a. One of the first written languages
b. Stands for sacred carving
c. Made by Egyptians
i. 4000 B.C.
ii. The god Thoth
d. Pictures that stand for ideas and words at first
e. Carved in wood or stone
i. Painted or carved on ornaments or pottery
ii. Mostly for formal things such as tombs
f. Evolved into representing syllables and sounds like our language
II. The book of The Dead
a. Funerary scroll
b. Egyptian description of afterlife
c. Collections
i. Hymns
ii. Spells
d. Instructions for afterlife
e. Papyrus scroll placed on coffin
III. King Ramses II
a. 19th Dynasty (1279-1212 BC)
b. Built many temples for those before him
c. Had over 100 children with wives
d. Second longest ruling pharoh
e. 90 years old
f. Led them to be a strong power
IV. Dead Sea Scrolls
a. Collection of about 900 scrolls
i. Texts from Hebrew bible
b. Discovered from 1947 to 1954
c. They were in ruins of Khirbet Qumran on the shore of the Dead Sea
i. 11 caves
d. Great religious and historical significance